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DEMAND Command

The DEMAND command can be used in either batch or online mode. Any job can be requested (brought into the CA Workload Automation SE request queue) when the following is provided:

• A DEMAND (or DEMANDH) command
• Job name
• JCL library ID (only needed if the CPU job is not already defined in the database; not valid with cross-platform jobs)

The job is immediately brought into the CA Workload Automation SE request queue. If the CPU job has never been submitted by CA Workload Automation SE, a LOAD step is automatically inserted to build a database profile unless a SET=NDB parameter is used. The CPU job then executes as it otherwise would without the LOAD step. This command is generally used to run a job on a one-time basis.